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1. Victorhck (victorhck@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Mar-2019 11:59:51 UTC Victorhck

   The Instagram "influencers" are fundamentally parasites used for commercial manipulation of other people. No wonder they are so often scammed or scammers.

   #Instagram and #WhatsApp are tentacles of #Facebook. Best to stay away from them.

   https://www.stallman.org/archives/2019-jan-apr.html#5_March_2019_(Instagram_influencers)

   • Victorhck (victorhck@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Mar-2019 12:07:42 UTC Victorhck

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     The thing all these all have in common? They all promise untold, unearned luxury, and people fall head over heels for them. There are still plenty of Nigerian princes around, but now they all have Instagram accounts.

     https://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2019/jan/17/insta-scam-how-online-con-artists-have-adapted-for-the-instagram-era

     :thinkerguns: